Barcelona was probably the best choice for my 21st birthday. My brother came from Wednesday until Monday and it was perfect timing because I was starting to get a little homesick. I had an a amazing weekend.
Wednesday was my host brothers 16th birthday. Michael got to meet my whole French family and we had some duck for dinner and delicious wine, of course. Because of Michaels jet-lag and my 8:30 am course on Thurdays, we stayed in Wed and hung out with the family. Thursday night we went to a beer factory at the Odysseum. It was perfect for everyone, because as most of you know my brother and I love our beer, and it was a fun but quiet night because we left for Barcelona on Friday.
Friday we went to Tricias apt in Barcelona. We literally woke up, packed, ate and left for Spain. As soon as we got there, we went out to dunner. We actually had Italian and some wine, which was perfect and then went back to Tricias to get ready. We went to a club that night and stayed out until about 5:30 am. It was packed but we had fun dancing and drinking. My brother, Molly, and my housemate Elizabeth all came to Spain and one of Tricias roomates had a friend there on her spring break, so the sleeping situation was pretty ridiculous. We had two people in the single bed, three people in the double bed, two on the floor and one on the couch. I was one of the three in the double bed, so I guess I had one of the better arrangements.
Saturday was my 21st birthday! Tricia and I had to wake up at 8:30 in the morning to get soccer tickets for the game that night, it's safe to say we went right back to sleep. Once we woke up to start the day, we had some breakfast and then got ready and went to a bar near Tricia's apt. We had a few drinks before the game. The soccer game was amazing. It was Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao and Barce won 2-0. That was something my brother really wanted to do and I am SO happy we followed through because I had a great time. After the game we went out to eat by the stadium and then met up with some of Tricias friends and had some more drinks. We ended up going to a bar that was kind of hidden, so there were not a lot of exchange students, which was cool. I actually had to speak French to communicate with some of the other people there. We had a really good time and because we were still in our jerseys we weren't allowed in the clubs, but it was okay because I think most of us were ready to go home when the bars closed.
Sunday was probably my favorite. We woke up and did some sight-seeing; we saw La Sagrada Family by Antoni Gaudi and then we took an airtram up to a castle that overlooked Barcelona. The sights were breath-taking and we couldn't have asked for better weather. When we got back we went out for a Spanish dinner and some Sangria! It was delicious. After dinner we went to a Kareoke bar which was so much fun. At night, Tricia was trying open the door to her apt and fell face first into cement. She now has a black, swollen eye and if you have facebook I suggest you look at her pictures for a good laugh.
Monday, Tricia and I took Michael to the train station to fly back to the states. I was really happy he came and I had a great time. Tricia actually cried when he left (I'm not really sure why SHE cried when MY brother left, but it was cute). It honestly made me feel better having him here for my birthday.
I am planning on doing nothing but relaxing this weekend because I need to catch up on sleep and WE LEAVE FOR IRELAND MONDAY! I can't believe Molly and I actually followed through with our 'Ireland for St. Patrick's Day' idea and Tricia's in on it now, too! I can not wait to see what happens. I am so thankful for this oppurtunity and my family for helping me with everything.
I LOVE AND MISS EVERYONE FROM HOME!
Wednesday was my host brothers 16th birthday. Michael got to meet my whole French family and we had some duck for dinner and delicious wine, of course. Because of Michaels jet-lag and my 8:30 am course on Thurdays, we stayed in Wed and hung out with the family. Thursday night we went to a beer factory at the Odysseum. It was perfect for everyone, because as most of you know my brother and I love our beer, and it was a fun but quiet night because we left for Barcelona on Friday.
Friday we went to Tricias apt in Barcelona. We literally woke up, packed, ate and left for Spain. As soon as we got there, we went out to dunner. We actually had Italian and some wine, which was perfect and then went back to Tricias to get ready. We went to a club that night and stayed out until about 5:30 am. It was packed but we had fun dancing and drinking. My brother, Molly, and my housemate Elizabeth all came to Spain and one of Tricias roomates had a friend there on her spring break, so the sleeping situation was pretty ridiculous. We had two people in the single bed, three people in the double bed, two on the floor and one on the couch. I was one of the three in the double bed, so I guess I had one of the better arrangements.
Saturday was my 21st birthday! Tricia and I had to wake up at 8:30 in the morning to get soccer tickets for the game that night, it's safe to say we went right back to sleep. Once we woke up to start the day, we had some breakfast and then got ready and went to a bar near Tricia's apt. We had a few drinks before the game. The soccer game was amazing. It was Barcelona vs. Athletic Bilbao and Barce won 2-0. That was something my brother really wanted to do and I am SO happy we followed through because I had a great time. After the game we went out to eat by the stadium and then met up with some of Tricias friends and had some more drinks. We ended up going to a bar that was kind of hidden, so there were not a lot of exchange students, which was cool. I actually had to speak French to communicate with some of the other people there. We had a really good time and because we were still in our jerseys we weren't allowed in the clubs, but it was okay because I think most of us were ready to go home when the bars closed.
Sunday was probably my favorite. We woke up and did some sight-seeing; we saw La Sagrada Family by Antoni Gaudi and then we took an airtram up to a castle that overlooked Barcelona. The sights were breath-taking and we couldn't have asked for better weather. When we got back we went out for a Spanish dinner and some Sangria! It was delicious. After dinner we went to a Kareoke bar which was so much fun. At night, Tricia was trying open the door to her apt and fell face first into cement. She now has a black, swollen eye and if you have facebook I suggest you look at her pictures for a good laugh.
Monday, Tricia and I took Michael to the train station to fly back to the states. I was really happy he came and I had a great time. Tricia actually cried when he left (I'm not really sure why SHE cried when MY brother left, but it was cute). It honestly made me feel better having him here for my birthday.
I am planning on doing nothing but relaxing this weekend because I need to catch up on sleep and WE LEAVE FOR IRELAND MONDAY! I can't believe Molly and I actually followed through with our 'Ireland for St. Patrick's Day' idea and Tricia's in on it now, too! I can not wait to see what happens. I am so thankful for this oppurtunity and my family for helping me with everything.
I LOVE AND MISS EVERYONE FROM HOME!
Once we woke up to start the day, we had some breakfast and then got ready and went to a bar near Tricia's apt
ReplyDeleteHaha bar to breakfast...love it!